Sash light controlling means for french windows or the like



April 1934- D. BAR'BIERI ET AL' 1,953,845

SASH LIGHT CONTROLLING MEANS FOR FRENCH WINDOWS OR THE LIKE Filed July 8, 1932 r 2 Sheets-Sheet l \\\\\\\\\m II/lV/I/IIA 'IIII/IIA UIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII.

7 52: g s 5 31 3oi E 29 i Q N A i a 28 INVENTORS JWBQW ATTORNEYS April 3, 1934. D. BARBIE-m El AL SASH LIGHT CONTROLLING MEANS FOR FRENCH WINDOWS OR THE LIKE Filed July 8, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 3, 1934 PATENT OFFICE SASH LIGHT CONTROLLING MEANS FOR FRENCH WINDOWS OR THE LIKE David Barbieri, Garwood, N. 1., and Jacques Sachs, Jamaica, N. Y.

Application July 8, 1932, Serial No. 621,476

3 Claims.

This invention relates generally to the class of closures for buildings, and while not necessarily restricted thereto, finds its principal application as an improvement in French windows or doors or casement windows or the like.

Heretofore these types of windows or doors or their equivalent have been open to certain objections and possess certain disadvantages, notably, the difliculty encountered in gaining access to the swingable ventilator light or panel and its latch means for effecting the swinging of the same to open or closed position and the releasing and latching of the same. Due to the location of the latch means, the curtains carried by the sash must of necessity be left loose at the bottom to facilitate the gaining of access to the latch means. Thisis a, distinct disadvantage, in that when the ventilator light or panel is open, the curtains are either blown inwardly by an in draft or drawn 2o outwardly by an out draft.

In order to overcome the above enumerated and other objectionable features and generally make for greater facility in the manipulation of the ventilator lights or panels, the present invention comprehends an improved means for effecting the opening and closing of the swingable light or panel, which means also functions to lock said light or panel in its fully closed or open positions or in intermediate position.

More particularly, the invention resides in a ventilator light or panel controlling means of the indicated character which may be built as a unit and incorporated in a sash of standard construction without requiring material alteration 3 to said sash and without changing to any extent the physical appearance of the sash.

The invention further resides in the provision of a controlling means of the character set forth which employs but few and simple parts capable of economical construction and assemblage and which is highly efiicient for the intended purpose.

with the above'recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the claims define the actual scope of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an inside front elevation of a French window equipped with the improved ventilator lights or panels and controlling means therefor constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a similar enlarged fragmentary view of one of the sashes, with parts broken away and shown in section to disclose the underlying structure.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view therethrough taken approximately on the line indi-.- cated at 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional plan view taken approximately on a plane indicated by the line 4-4 in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a similar view taken approximately on a plane indicated by the line 55 in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a vertical fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on a plane indicated by the line 6-6 in Figure 5.

Referring to the drawings by characters of ref erence, A and B designate the sashes of a French or casement window, each having the fixed lights or panels C and a swinging ventilator light or panel D. Each ventilator light or panel D includes a stationary or fixed frame 10, which is preferably of metal and of angular cross sectional configuration and which is secured in the sash B. This light also includes a swingable frame 11 which is connected at its upper end to the upper rail of the stationary or fixed frame by a hinge 12 so that the swingable frame 11 may be swung from a normal closed position within the confines of the fixed frame 10 to an open position, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. The

swingable frame 11 carries a glass or other transparent panel 13 which is secured in the frame in the usual manner.

In order to provide means for controlling the movement of the frame 11 for effecting the swinging of the same from its closed to its open position or vice versa, the side rails of the fixed frame 10 in the present instance have secured to the outer sides thereof, vertically spaced upper and lower bearings 14 and 15, in which are respectively mounted for rotation at opposite sides of the frame vertical shafts 16 and 17. Each shaft 16 and 17 for a portion of its length between the bearings is threaded as at 18, and a nut or traveler member 19 is engaged with the threaded portion of each shaft. The nuts or traveler members 19 each have pivotally connected thereto on a fulcrum 20, an arm 21, the fulcrum ends of the arms being disposed between the nuts 19 and the outer sides of the side rails of the fixed frame 10. The opposite free ends of the arms are provided with inwardly directed trunnions 22 which are journaled in bearing brackets 23 secured to the side rails of the swingable frame 11 intermediate their length, and which brackets protrude outwardly from said side rails. In order to provide means for coupling the shafts 16 noand 17 whereby to accomplish rotation of the same in unison, a transverse shaft 23 is provided which is mounted over the upper rail of the fixed frame 10 in bearings 24 which are preferably secured to the upper rail of the fixed frame. The upper ends of the shafts 16 and 17 have respectively secured thereto miter gears 25 which mesh with miter gears 26 provided respectively on the opposite end of the transverse shaft 23. The shafts 16, 17 and 23, the miter gears 25 and 26, the bearings 14, 15 and 24 and the nuts or traveler members 19 are accommodated by channels or cutouts 27 which are formed in the sash B, which channels or cutouts are the only alteration required in the standard form of sash.

In order to provide conveniently located means for turning one of the vertical shafts, in the present instance the shaft 16, the lower end of said shaft is provided with a gear 28 which meshes with a gear 29 on a stub shaft 30, which stub shaft is journaled in a bearing opening 31 in the lower bearing 15, and the upper end of said stub shaft has secured thereto a miter gear 32. The miter gear 32 meshes with a beveled pinion 33 which is secured to a horizontal actuator shaft 34 which is journaled for rotation in a bearing boss 35 carried by and protruding inwardly from an escutcheon plate 36 which is mounted flush on the side rail of the sash, and which escutcheon plate and boss are formed with a socket 37 within which is disposed the squared or keyed terminal 38 of the horizontal actuator shaft 34. The said socket is adapted to accommodate the socketed end 39 of a manipulating crank 40 which is employed for the purpose of imparting rotation to the actuator shaft, which in turn rotates the stub shaft 30 and the shafts 16, 23 and 17. When the manipulating crank is applied and turned in one direction, the nuts or traveler members 19 move vertically. When the sash is closed and the traveler members or nuts 19 move downwardly, it is obvious that the arms 21 will effect an outward swinging movement of the frame 11 and, conversely, when the frame 11 is open, turning of the shafts to effect downward movement of the nuts or traveler members 19 will effect closing of the ventilator light or panel frame 11.

From the foregoing, it will thus be seen that a controlling means for the swingable ventilator lights or panels of French or casement windows has been devised which overcomes the disadvantages and objections incident to windows of this type which have been previously devised. It will also be observed that the necessity for latches or looking devices has been eliminated, inasmuch assasss as the threaded engagement of the traveler members or nuts 19 with the threaded portion of the shafts will effectually lock theswingable lights ioir panels in closed, opened or intermediate posions.

While there has been illustrated and described a single and preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be clearly understood that no limits.- tion is intended to the precise structural details, which may be varied within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a window sash of a fixed frame on the sash, a ventilating panel hinged at its upper edge to the sash and adapted to open outwardly, a travelling means for said panel, including travellers movable in the sash and movable in paths parallel to opposite sides of the panel perpendicular to the hinged edge, a connection between each traveller and said opposite edges of the panel, and a common means for moving the travelling means in unison.

2. The combination with a window sash of a fixed frame on the sash, a ventilating panel hinged at its upper edge to the sash, and adapted to open outwardly, a travelling means for said panel, including travellers movable in the sash and movable in paths parallel to opposite sides of the panel perpendicular to the hinged edge, a connection between each traveller and said opposite edges of the panel, a common means for moving the travelling means in unison, said latter means comprising screw shafts threadedly engaging the travellers, and a connection between the shafts for transmitting motion from one shaft to the other.

3. The combination with a window sash of a fixed frame on the sash, a ventilating panel hinged at its upper edge to the sash, and adapted to open outwardly, a travelling means for said panel, including travellers movable in the sash and movable in paths parallel to opposite sides of the panel perpendicular to the hinged edge, a connection between each traveller and said opposite edges of the panel, a common means for moving the travelling means in unison, said latter means comprising screw shafts threadedly engaging the travellers, a connection between the shafts for transmitting motion from one shaft to the other, and actuator means at one side of the support for turning one of said shafts and transmitting motion to all of said shafts.

DAVID BARBIERI. JACQUES SACHS. 

